Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Disse ble ikke strikket på dag 11 i OL, men på dag 1. Har bare ikke klart å få tatt bilde av dem før nå, siden de ble gitt bort allerede da trådene var festet. Bella's Mittens i Alaska og mottakeren var fornøyd.These weren't knitted on day 11 of the Olympics, but on day 1. I just haven't gotten around to take picture of them before now, since I gave them away at the second all the threads were weaved in. Bella's Mittens in Alaska and the receiver was very happy.

Et par sokker som ble til to. Skulle vært et par, men jammen klarte jeg å strikke foten på sokk nummer 2 kortere. Valget var å rekke opp sokk nummer 2 eller strikke to sokker til. Siden paret skulle være en gave, valgte jeg det siste. Da fikk jeg nemlig et par sokker til også. Det ene paret er i str. 35-36 og det andre paret er i str.39. Begge parene er strikket i Opal og etter mønsteret I Heart Toe-up socks av Wendy D. Johnson. Mine par nummer 35 og 36.A pair of socks that turned into two pairs. It was supposed to be one pair, but I managed to knit the instep on sock number two shorter than on sock number one. The choice was to frog sock number two or knit two more socks. Since the socks were supposed to be a gift, I chose the last. That meant I got a pair of socks as well. One of the pairs is knitted in size 35-36 and the other pair is in size 39. Both are knitted in Opal and after the pattern I Heart Toe-Up Socks by Wendy D. Johnson. My pair number 35 and 36.

Day 6 and I've been knitting. It has been a couple of highlights and a couple of dark moments in the Norwegian Olympic history. Marit Bjørgen finally took Norway's first gold medal in Vancouver in women's sprint and Peter Northug won a bronse medal in the same event for men. We're passing the dark moments in silence, not worth mentioning. I just have to mention the great achievment Petra Madjic did when she won the bronse medal with four or five broken ribs. I can't imagine the pressure the people, the press and herself put her through that makes her actually push her pain limit that way. It can't be healthy. Tonight it's biathlon for both men and women, andI'm an optimist so of course it's another medal for Norway after tonight.Genseren min vokser, men har stoppet litt opp. Jeg holder på med et par sokker også, men har nå klart å få ferdig bolen. Ermene skal strikkes i morgen, for jeg må få ferdig et par sokkepar først.

My sweater is growing, but it's having a little break. I'm knitting a pair of socks too, but I have finished the yoke. I plan to knit the arms tomorrow, but first socks.

Joda, jeg lovte å slanke garnlageret, men noen fristelser er bare for store. Jeg fant lekkert garn på Sunshine Yarn, og det beste ved siden av fargene, er jo navnene. Her er Edward's Volvo. Hmm, like lekker som Volvoen og like flott og grå.Yes, I promised to diet my stash, but some temptations are just too big. I found great yarn at Sunshine Yarn, and besides the colours, the best is the names of the yarn. Here's Edward's Volvo. Hmmm, just as gorgous as the Volvo and just as hunk and grey.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Jepp, nå blir det OL og OL-strikking her. Har meldt meg på et lag på Ravelry, og jeg har bestemt meg for å strikke Olive i løpet av OL. Regner med at jeg klarer den på den tiden. Har startet med halsen, men den første jeg strikket ble for stor. Holder nå på med hals nummer to. Det er den til venstre på bildet. Har planer om å lage litt flere riller og felle flere masker. Jeg har også klart å strikke ferdig et par Bella's Mittens, men de ble gitt bort med en gang jeg var ferdig. Får ta bilde av dem på mandag og blogge dem ut.Yes, it's time for the Olympics and Olympic knitting. I have joined a team at Ravelry, and I have decided to knit Oliveduring the Olympics. I hope I can finish it in time. I have started on the collar, but the first I knitted was too big. I'm knitting on the second collar now, to the left in the picture. I'm knitting the collar a bit bigger than in the pattern, and decreasing more stitches. I have also finished a pair of Bella's Mittens, but they were given away the minute I finished them. Have to take a picture of them on Monday.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

På tide å nærme seg målet med 52 sokker i løpet av et år. Her er et par sokker som skulle være en gave, men endte opp for små. Nå passer de meg, men har tenkt å legge dem i gavekurven. Strikket i Fabel etter mønster fra Toe-up boka. Dette er mitt sokkepar nummer 33, det betyr at jeg har 19 par igjen. Fortsatt noen igjen med andre ord. Jeg har brukt Dead Simple Lace Socks mønsteret fra Socks from the Toe Up av Wendy D. Johnson.Time to knit more socks. I'm still trying to reach 52 pair of socks within a year. This is my pair number 33, so still 19 pairs left to knit. I meant this pair to be a gift, but they turned out my size and too small to the person I originally thought of giving them to. That means I have to knit another pair. I used Dead Simple Lace Socks from Socks from the Toe Up by Wendy D. Johnson. Loved the pattern, and it was dead simple.

Lue i Babymerino fra Drops. Selve hullmønsteret er tatt fra Drops, men har gjort en del endringer på lua for å få den ekstra baggy.I was challenged at Hobbyboden.com to have a finishing project weekend, and since I had a lot of WIPs and UFOs laying around, I took it. My list was: Bella's Mittens, hat in Babymerino, socks for my daughter, felted slippers in Eskimo and sewing together a top. I have actually managed to finish everyone of them. Not too bad. I guess it has to do with actually taking up the projects and knitting on them. The top would still be laying in my knitting basket if I didn't write it up for this weekend's projects.

The hat in Babymerino from Drops is knitted in a pattern from Drops, but I have changed it a bit to make it extra baggy.

Tulla ønsket seg lange strømper som rakk helt til kneet. Det fikk hun, men jeg lurer litt på om dette er trenden. Ser for meg at sokkestrikking til henne kommer til å ta litt ekstra tid framover. Disse er strikket i Meilenweit på pinne 2,75 mm og 2,25 mm.My daughter wanted a pair of extra long socks that went all the way up to her knees. Of course she got that, but I wonder if this is the new fashion. That means sock knitting for her is going to take a lot longer to do. Well, the socks are knitted in Meilenweit on needles 2,75 mm at the top and 2,25 mm from the bottom of the cuff, heel and foot.

Tøfler i Eskimo varmer godt, bare de er ferdig tovet. Måtte ta bilde av dem før vasking, for det tar litt tid. Skal vaske dem i morgen, tenker jeg. Får vise dem når de har fått riktig fasong også.Slippers in Eskimo are warm, really warm. Had to take a picture before the felting, but I'm going to felt them tomorrow. Will take another picture when they have the right shape then.

Den forhatte toppen i Rowan bomull og etter oppskrift fra Kim Hargreaves' bok Nectar. Det er egentlig en veldig grei oppskrift, men noen ganger blir prosjekter bare liggende.The top from Kim Hargreaves' book Nectar. It's knitted in cotton from Rowan, and it's really an easy pattern. I don't know why it turned into an UFO. It just happened, but now it's done and ready for use. Ok, I have to find some buttons, but still I can do that.

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